Deretrema (Spinoderetrema) scorpaenicola sp. nov. (Digenea, Zoogonidae) from the gall-bladder of western Mediterranean teleosts
Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section A Zoologie, Biologie et Ecologie Animales
12(1), 43-50
Publication
D. (S.) scorpaenicola sp. nov. from the gall bladder of Scorpaena porcus (type host), Serranus scriba, S. cabrilla and Labrus merula caught off the western coast of Corsica (the Scandola Nature Reserve) is described and figured. It is closest to D. (Spinoderetrema) sebastodis and D. (S.) acutum but differs in the length of the caeca, the position of the testes relative to the ventral sucker and the range of egg sizes. D. (S.) scorpaenicola was found in 24. 6% of Scorpaena porcus whereas the other hosts mentioned were probably accidental.
